Building wall



May 26; 1931- G. cAsTl-:LYNS ET'AL 1,807,335- i BUILDING WALL Filed July 3, 1929 www@ ' i i I l i :1.5.5.- s l uvmvToRs George' Castelyna Leonard Stans TME E.

Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES- istria Pari-:Nr ori-ice GEORGE CASTELYNS, LEONARD STAN S, .AND` ARMAND YINCK, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

BUILDING WALL Application filed July 3, 1922. Serial No. 375,548.v

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wall construction.

The invention has for an object the provision of a wall structure which is of simple durable construction, desirable in use and efiicient in action, and which can be manufactured and installed at a reasonable cost.

The invention contemplates a method and formula for making fire-proof inside walls Y and proposes the use of iron plates supported by beams to be used for forming one side of the wall7 wire laced between the wall and licor, the walls, floor and ceiling, or support beams or other objects between which the wall is to extend and positioned parallel to and ,finished wall. After hardening of the plaster the plates and beams should be removed. The arrangement may be modified with two layers of laced wire, and/ or with strips of reinforcement to be attached on the objects between which the wire is to be laced, and provided with adjustable hooks for permitting adjustment of the mesh of the laced wire.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of a wall in the process of being conm jstructed according to this'invention.

' Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the'line 2-2 of Fig. 1 but showing the wall completely finished.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a por- Ition of Fig. 1.

Fig. isis a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 but illustratiiig a modied form.

Fig. 5 isa view similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating a modified form.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 6-#6 of Fig. 5.

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally a plurality of wooden beams arranged in the path in which theproposed wall to be constructed is desired. A plurality of iron plates 11 are attached upon the front of these beams and have their adjacent edges touching. The front faces of these plates are used in forming one side of the proposed wall. Slightly spaced in front of the plates 11 and secured upon objects between which the wall is to be formed, suoli objects being indicated onv the drawings by reference numerals 12, is a plurality of hooks 13. These objectsv may be walls, ceilings, floors or beams. f

The hooks 13 should be equally spaced from each other and wire 14 laced between these hooks forming aV wire mesh reinforcement. Next plaster is thrown Vagainst the wire mesh 1li-in vertical columns as indicatedby'reference'numeral 15 in Fig. 1 and by dot and dash lines 15 in Fig. 2. The plaster enters behind the wire mesh 14 and rests against the front face of the plates 11. Some of the plaster is arrangedon the front of the wire mesh. Then the wall. is completed by filling in the spaces between these vertical sections 15 with plaster. Fig. 2 shows the completed wall in this fashion. Attention is called that the wire mesh 14 is embedded inthe wall. After the wallis hardened, the beams 10 and the plates 11 are removed.

4In the modified form ofthe device illustrat-ed in Fig. 4t two layers of spaced laced wire 14 have been vshown used in the wall construction. First Vthe layer nearest the plates 11 is arranged in place and then the outer layer is laced. This double arrangement ofwire lacing adds tothe strength of the wall.

In the modified form of the device illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, a strip 16 has been illustrated for attachment upon an object between which the wall is to be formed, said attachment being accomplished. by screws 17. The strip 16 is formed with a. dovetailed groove 1S. A plurality of hooks 1S) are provided with bases 2O having` dove'ailed portions engaging in the groove 18. Set screws 21 threadedly engage the bases 20 and may be ahutted against the bottom of the groove 18 for holding the hooks in adjusted positions.

When these strips are used in a wall Construction, they are attached to the objects between which the wall is to be formed in lieu of the hooks 13 of the preferred form previously described. The hooks 19 may be adjusted according to the size of the openings desired between the wires constituting the laced wire 111-. Thus the spaces may be arranged very large, or very small in the event4 that a wall of greater strength is desired.

The fire-proof plaster to be used in the wall construction should preferably be made of l'wo parts of ashes of coke coal, one part of common wall plaster and one-tenth of a part of wood glue, all mixed together until a thick paste is Jformed. This fire-proof plaster after it hardens produces a wall of very good quality.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In a wall structure, a strip for attachment upon an object and formed with a dovetailed groove, hooks slidably mounted being provided Vith tongues engaging in the said groove, and means for locking the hooks in fixed positions along the length of' the grooves.

2. In a wall structure, a strip for attachment upon an object and formed with a dovetailed groove, blocks formed with tongues slidably engaging in the said groove, hooks attached upon said blocks, and means for locking the hooks in fixed positions along the length of the groove.

3. In a wall structure, a strip for attachment upon an object and formed with a. dovetailed groove, blocks formed with tongues slidably engaging in the said groove, hooks attached upon said blocks, and means for locking the hool-s in fixed positions along the length of the groove, comprising set screws threadedly engaging through the blocks and abutting against the bottom of the groove.

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GEORGE CASTELYNS. LEONARD STANS. ARMAND VINCK. 

